Hertfordshire Probate Jurisdictions, Parishes B

England Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Probate Records

Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term probate refers to a collection of documents, including wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books.

Here is a list of Hertfordshire places beginning with the letter B and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. To see other Hertfordshire parishes, click on the letter that begins the parish name. A,  C-G,  H-L,  M-S,  T-Z.

The courts listed for each place are those that had jurisdiction over probating wills prior to 1858. To use this table, follow these steps.
1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column.
2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.
3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.
4. Search last the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.

PARISH	FIRST COURT TO SEARCH	NEXT COURTS TO SEARCH
Baldock	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Herts div.)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford
Barkway	Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Barley	Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bayford	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Herts div.)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford
Bengeo	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Herts div.)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford
Benington	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Herts div.)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford
Bishop's Hatfield	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Herts div.)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford
Bishop's Stortford	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bovingdon	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Herts div.)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford
Boxmoor	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Herts div.)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford
Bramfield	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Herts div.)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford
Braughing	Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Brent Pelham	Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral; Post-1844 - Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans	Pre-1845 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1844 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Broxbourne	Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Buckland	Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Buntingford	Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Essex & Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex & Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bushey	Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bygrave	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Herts div.)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford